Doodles and Art

 The diopteron--a two-headed creature from the world of the circus troupe. They'll be making an appearance later on, when I finish hammering out the details of my latest book.

Bandit and Minerva--the flying cats from "The Cats of London".

Gliding dragon

The red box with the black tree.

Ruby the bantam cockatrice.

Giraffalo--half giraffe, half buffalo, with a random lightning bolt on the tail--idea by Brittany Larson 

                 Equithera--half horse, half lion, with a mane and tail of flame--idea by Evan Ottinger

                                            Leodracos--half lion, half dragon, and also engulfed in flames

                                          Sugar Anole--half anole, half sugar glider--idea by Cheyenne May

                                          Tigosceros--half rhinoceros, half tiger--idea by Jake Martin

                                               Snakicorn--half snake, half unicorn--idea by Melissa Walsh

             Tyrranigan Falcon--half peregrine falcon, half tyrannosaurus rex--idea by Jacob Woeltjen

                                          Matarlovine--giant wolf with the head of a skeletal bull--My idea

  Torgadon. A friend and I came up with the name, and I designed the creature after an armadillo. Drawing the feet was a real challenge, because I'm not used to cramming five clawed toes on the end of a single leg. I prefer three.

This one doesn't have a name yet. I figured it would act something like an ape: flightless, but strong-limbed and capable of leaping long distances between trees. I experimented with the five toes again, and it didn't turn out half bad.

This is a Saritan, a creature created for Shadow Beasts, a book I started four years ago, re-wrote three times, and still haven't gotten around to editing.